Mirror of Literature,  11 (1828), 16.

Death's "Return" for 1827

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary

Subjects:

Death, Statistics, Publishing, Adulteration, Population


    Reports on the annual bill of mortality, observing that it takes the 'same form as the Ale and Porter Brewer's Return'. Comments: 'if Mr. Accum be right, there is more connexion between these two "Returns" than is generally supposed'. Considers that the 'Malthusians will rejoice to hear that the christenings exceed the burials, as heretofore, by 7,633'.



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